Tool-holding attachment.



E. A. GEOFFROY. TOOL HOLDING ATTACHMENT.

.APILIGATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

Patented Jan. 14-, 1913.

ER; ES"? MEG. To w/wm 2'3 wncem 13s it known that L Emmvr A. a 'i' ofthe city of Hewark, county Essex, State f Iiew JISQ havs inveniea s. newand. useful Improvement in 75-00% H0iiin A15hiciimeiits of which thefelicwiiig i full clear, 911C exact descrintion.

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4. screwhim 110i; are de- 1 which a into its of zny'inventiun is topmciuce device 02' attachment whicii is mermenswe a s 11d which can be einsei'isd. in the 11011 W and percion of a Landie or ihe like and whichwill grip the smooth tang of a or other instrument so to hold theinstrument againstaccident-iii wifndrawai. I am aware that many devicesthis genemi character have been used m1 @115 are cnnsii'iictsd as "t" heWlililln the nanuie and grip S0118 we part 0'5 the tang 0r analogous p01001 01 ati'ier inst liiilifllili csmpiises 'wc opposed have curved ha kswe gripping; pardons spaced st die points on, as W enzibies thechumptang 01* instrument on f sucii 01 instrumeng 2mg can be madiiyinserted be wees the gripping devices in the'hanilie 1 wires firmly inplace cannot be puiied Rsferenc: is be had to the zzccmnpsn y ingdrawings forming a part 1 this specification, in which mils? referencecharacters 1 Li i cs1 is coi'z'espsndia g i igurs l is a ZUI'OKGAsemi-Emma! elevation 'aciimeni zippiie-(i showing improwad aid to Huihandle and I no fan; of H file.

i Fig. .513 a side elevuiimi of one ui the dumping piccss. Fig. 3 1snice viuw 01 mmof The handle 10 can in: any zapprizvmi ini'gn 01 hundiuU1 stock and ii, has 111:: ('usmiw i type anri holds figs-ins acemeiitthe 0ppc s-ec i clamping pie buhvsen which the tang ii of: the i001 1Mid.

Each clamping pique, is curved so to 5 have rounded bask and it has ashmikiei nil-circular shape m flange 16 of iimriy s which is adapisd tolie ".pozi iliif; end of the handle 10 Willie iha body of the clampingpiece will extend down into the ci'izimber of m mmn 13 T,- *3 .m 4 1 Nmini. 7 am. we clumping lllbeb ale evsnted from inseriei they re praround by his: pmirudizig end portions 18 01 the handle 1, but thisconstruction is 110%;

- i may be held zip piece 5 has ppiiig edge 19 its Otis: and and agripping; sage 2G its inner Thase 'ippiiig points or edges new not be atthe extremities 01:" the device but tins should be spaced Wii apart sothat they Wiii impinge on the tang 12 of the $001 at well segzu'aiedpoints. It will be noticed that these gripping edges 19 :29 are simpeilike WCii defined teeth, so that "WI securely gr the clamping 33'thsmsoives to ti; ping pQyii-uns pisce Wiii come 0." J I tang 12; than,if a Siliil bis-w mates and of the 001 13 or if he onsrsitor \viii dropthe tool and hamie 0 izztiei will strike 0.1; its but be finally i"piuCQS and drawn nu h, :1 ii ipmi v s'iauiily shirt E m-m i gmi'is canin: sw izzmi l

